My dad has a Arctic Cat 500 02 and it is so damn tipsy. Do they make suspension kits for it?

Thanks brothas

 

You can get new springs and that might help. That is about it.

 

Arctic cat sells a rear swaybar that helps to fix the tippy feel, I put one om my 650 and its great. It sells for 129.00 and bolts on any of the FIS models.

 

stiffer 6 ply tires work great on the cats. radial's don't work well on them.

 

did you try adjusting the suspension? i had to myself on mine. getting used and abused!

 

No adjustment on his.. They are shocks not struts, has double shock on the back, not independant.

Stiffer tires huh.. That sounds like a good idea. What do you think about Mudlite ATs?

 

itp makes some great tires and one of the most popular aftermarket manufacturors around. i went with the 589's and there is no give in these.

 

The lower spring mount is adjustable on the '02's.

 

Here are some things you can try and it won't cost a dime.

I have an 03 400fis and the thing was scary with the handling. Alot of times in some turns it would almost nose-dive over the outside front wheel and lift the inside rear wheel right off the ground.

After messing with tons of settings this is what seems to work the best.

Tire pressure in the front 8 or 9 lbs.
Tire pressure in the rear 5 or 6 lbs

Front spring preload setting on the lowest (softest setting)
Rear spring preload setting on either 2 or 3 on soft side.

What was happening is the side walls on the front tires (4 ply tires) were turning under and causing unpredictable handling.

By stiffinging up the sidewalls on the front tires and having soft springs on the front it now will squat, grip and hold really good when the weight transfers to the outside front when entering a turn.
By upping the Preload on the rear causes the rear end to get a little light and loose when entering a turn and therefore can slide a little until they hooking up.

Try these settings - it is FREE... and just may help...
Before you go spend $$$$ on 6 ply tires, suspension components, etc.

Hope it works for you, it did for me...

ps. another thing you can do is for about $150.00 is put 1" wheel spacers on all 4 corners.... 2 inch wider wheelbase. This will help to bring your vertical center roll from the outside of your wheels to maybe mid-wheel or even inside-wheel and will force more camber (top of tire in, bottom of tire out) as the weight is transfered while turning.

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I would recomend 6ply tires . Half the tippy feel of ATV's is the softer tires folding under when turning or on a side incline, and especially when braking at the same time as turning.
I replace my stock tires with six ply and it made a HUGE difference on the tippy feel of my ATV.